Electrical Engineer Data Center Infrastructure, Field Engineering

As an Amazon field engineer you will provide full support for AWS datacenters from the start of the project to the improvement and maintenance of the facilities. You will be your regions primary engineering resource when they need technical advice and youll use your experience in conjunction with other teams to:
Solve problems conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action Plans (CA) for electromechanical equipment failures.
Directly support the physical infrastructure operation team with training operational procedure reviews and event support.
Propose existing data center upgrades and design solutions that add capacity improve availability increase energy efficiency and sustainability.
Interact with the internal operations project engineering hardware engineering health and safety and environmental team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in the services provided.
Work on concurrent projects sometimes in multiple geographic regions.
Initiate and lead engineering audits on low and medium voltage systems power distribution generators UPSs and other associated systems including site visits to multiple Amazon data centers.
Produce technical reports describing availability risks with recommended mitigations and remediations.
Act as resident engineer during new construction projects supporting execution commissioning and transfer for operation.

Key job responsibilities
Leading data center adaptation projects to meet growing customer needs as Amazon expands its fleet at scale

Providing engineering recommendations with strong technical judgment even amid uncertainty and ambiguity

Solving complex problems through innovative engineering solutions with a detail-oriented data-driven approach

Managing projects and delivering engineering consultancy across multiple initiatives

Building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders including operations automation construction design commissioning and product/program managers

Working in mixed environments combining office-based planning with hands-on field visits for on-site assessments

Demonstrating adaptability and willingness for fieldwork balancing strategic planning with practical execution

A day in the life
Every day youll interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support the availability and security of data center servers focusing on the most impactful actions. You will have the opportunity to work on local and global projects. Therefore fluent English is fundamental to this position.

About the team
The Field Engineering team covers the entire lifecycle of data centers from the initial design to the execution of retrofit plans. Field engineers are generally the first to whom customers contact for technical advice on mechanical electrical fire protection and hydraulic solutions.

Typically the team analyzes field problems to propose local and large scale solutions avoiding addition the team collects and analyzes data to propose predictive actions aimed at eliminating risks before they become critical events in the physical infrastructure of data centers.

- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 5 years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
- Must have personal means of transport and a valid drivers license
- Write read and speak fluently about engineering topics in English and Spanish

- Experience with the design construction operation or maintenance of mission critical facilities especially data centers
- Experience as a resident engineer or hands-on design consultant
- Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical equipment or design related to data center electrical and mechanical topology

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